Marathon Cigar Contest

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11-18-2011, 04:09 PM
Cigarbear

Marathon Cigar Contest

I'm running the Seattle Marathon a week from Sunday and figured a contest was in order for the occasion. The closest guess of my finishing time in hrs:mins:secs gets a fiver of my best Acids and White Owls :smiley37:

Asshats need not apply & I'll make the final determination of status if there's a question. Of course, if there's a question, that's prolly your answer :smiley2: Everyone gets one guess & no editing once it's posted!

A couple of hints: My best 20 mile pace without crashing is 10:45 but pace tends to pick up during a race. The course is pretty difficult with hills at the beginning and end. The weather is generally shitty this time of year but can vary wildly. Last year it snowed two days before and then was decent the day of the race. I'm hoping for under 5 hours but it's my first so ultimately anything other than DNF is a win :smiley4: I'll post my bib number for verification after I pick up my race packet next week. The contest closes 11/26.

Todd
11-18-2011, 04:22 PM
badwhale

Thanks for the contest, Todd!

Guess: 4hr:36min:48seconds

Will
11-18-2011, 04:27 PM
VancouverMark

Cool contest! Good luck with your run. I have only run 10k runs so I can't even fathom running a marathon. My guess is:

5hr:9min:32seconds
11-18-2011, 04:48 PM
buzz

Dude that is way cool. 4 hrs, 19 mins, 19 seconds.

Good luck and thanks for the contest!
11-18-2011, 05:10 PM
WinstonSpencer

Badass! Good luck!

4hr:11min:50sec
11-18-2011, 05:21 PM
cinda

I need to ask a question if I could. Are you running a 3 .1 mile Marathon on the 26 of Nov? I just want to be clear how far this run is before I guess. Thanks!
11-18-2011, 05:44 PM
heftysmokes

4:44:44

Good luck; hope you blow my guess out!
11-18-2011, 08:47 PM
Mangyrat

3hr 35 min 18sec
11-18-2011, 11:43 PM
JiveTurkey

Thanks for the contest and good luck! It'd be awesome to see you cross that finish line with a cigar in your mouth at 4:34:34.
11-19-2011, 02:20 AM
Roger

5 hours 17 minuets 35 seconds

Good luck on your race!
11-19-2011, 06:39 AM
Eville

Good luck on the race!

My guess is DNF:smiley37:
11-19-2011, 07:48 PM
Cigarbear

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinda

I need to ask a question if I could. Are you running a 3 .1 mile Marathon on the 26 of Nov? I just want to be clear how far this run is before I guess. Thanks!

26.2 miles on Sun the 27th. It's an excuse to gorge on Thurs but I don't get my beer until after :smiley4:

Quote:

Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

Thanks for the contest and good luck! It'd be awesome to see you cross that finish line with a cigar in your mouth at 4:34:34.

When I first came up with the idea to do this I envisioned crossing the line to my wife with a beer and a good cigar. After she pointed out the whole open container issue with that scenario I settled for just the cigar. After finishing my first 20 mile run, I decided I'd enjoy the cigar much better when sitting in my shop, feet up, blues playing with a single malt and a beer :smiley37:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eville

Good luck on the race!

My guess is DNF:smiley37:

You bastard :smiley36:
11-19-2011, 09:56 PM
cinda

3:00 hours Good Luck!
11-20-2011, 02:13 AM
victory01

Cool contest.

I'm going to guess 5:00:00

Have fun!
11-20-2011, 09:15 AM
CoventryCat86

My guess is DNF
11-20-2011, 10:56 AM
Paddy

5:23:15
11-21-2011, 12:03 PM
JiveTurkey

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cigarbear

When I first came up with the idea to do this I envisioned crossing the line to my wife with a beer and a good cigar. After she pointed out the whole open container issue with that scenario I settled for just the cigar.

Be extra careful not to inhale if you're sucking wind at the finish line!
11-21-2011, 12:22 PM
badwhale

I know a guy who used to run marathons, and at the end of one, his girlfriend gave him a cigarette at the finish line, and everyone boo'd him. LOL

He used to say "Yeah, some people go up in the mountains & shit to cross train where there's less air...I just smoke."

ETA: Hmmm...not sure how that happened. "me=him"? WTF?
11-21-2011, 12:34 PM
buzz

Quote:

Originally Posted by badwhale

I know a guy who used to run marathons, and at the end of one, his girlfriend gave me a cigarette at the finish line, and everyone boo'd him. LOL

He used to say "Yeah, some people go up in the mountains & shit to cross train where there's less air...I just smoke."

You ran marathons?
11-21-2011, 12:38 PM
badwhale

That was odd...:smiley29:

No, I never ever run marathons, or anything. I'm not even a big fan of running if someone's chasing me.
11-21-2011, 01:45 PM
craig

5:19:20
Thanks for the contest!
11-22-2011, 10:29 AM
CptnBlues63

Thanks for the contest and good luck! I hope the weather's great and you do well.

My guess:

4h:45m:00s
11-22-2011, 11:20 AM
mrtr33

Thanks for the contest!

3:58:57
11-22-2011, 11:31 AM
Cigarbear

Quote:

Originally Posted by badwhale

That was odd...:smiley29:

No, I never ever run marathons, or anything. I'm not even a big fan of running if someone's chasing me.

I always used to say anyone who saw me running should head in the same direction cuz it had to be bad :smiley36:
11-26-2011, 09:53 PM
Cigarbear

My bib number is 2105. Good luck to me :smiley36:
11-26-2011, 10:58 PM
craig

Enjoy it! Hope the weather is good!
11-27-2011, 11:17 PM
Cigarbear

And the winner is...Paddy!!! With a guess of 5:23:15 Paddy guessed the closest to my finish of 5:53:04. It was a hell of a lot harder than I was hoping and the whole last half I split my desperate thinking to take my mind off the cramping between my wife & son, the beers I'm currently drinking and the cigar I'm about to smoke. It's amazing how hard beer hits you after taking a couple months off & running a marathon...This post has been fairly difficult :smiley36: It's also a phenomenal pain killer :smiley14: Shoot me your new addy Paddy since I lost all mine in a single accidental delete :smiley7: Off to the garage for a great cigar and another 90 minute dogfish head :smiley37:
11-28-2011, 05:48 AM
cinda

Congrats Paddy! Glad you finished great job! Thanks for the contest!!
11-28-2011, 10:44 AM
VancouverMark

Congrats Cigarbear for finishing your marathon. Not an easy task even when the conditions are ideal!

Congrats to Paddy for the winning guess!

Mark
11-28-2011, 10:52 AM
CptnBlues63

Yeah, what Mark said!

Way to go on completing that tough run!

Way to go Paddy!
11-28-2011, 04:06 PM
Eville

What? no DNF?!

Well done! Congrats on finishing a marathon
11-28-2011, 04:50 PM
JiveTurkey

Congrats to the both of you!
11-30-2011, 05:25 PM
Cigarbear

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eville

What? no DNF?!

Well done! Congrats on finishing a marathon

To be honest, you came close at a couple of points. Around mile 16 my hamstring locked so hard while streching my quad that I had to use my hands to straighten the leg and stop the cramp. I yelled loud enough for a med volunteer to come running up the street to see about getting me a ride...Thankfully there weren't any kids around at that moment cuz the language would have made a sailor blush :smiley36:

Todd
12-02-2011, 03:41 PM
Paddy

HOLY SHIT !!!! I won.
I just threw that up there never even giving it a second thought.
12-02-2011, 06:31 PM
Cigarbear

The package is away!
12-05-2011, 03:45 PM
Paddy

Package arrived today!
Todd, that is one hell of a prize pack :smiley4:
12-07-2011, 10:44 PM
Cigarbear

Smoke on brother! :smiley4: